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In early November Max and Kirsti Cederberg received Montana State University's prestigious Outstanding Montana Agricultural Leaders award at a dinner and ceremony in Bozeman. When he received word of the award, Max said, "I was working in the shop and happened to hear my cell phone ring. It was MSU's Vice President of Agriculture, Dr. Charles Boyer, telling us of the award and upcoming ceremony." Max added, "It's really a tribute to the farm for its role in providing research plots for...
The Friends of the Harlem Library group hosted a wine and cheese festival last week. Actually, it was more than just wine and cheese with two "groaning" tables of holiday goodies and treats to go along with multiple opportunities to taste, and bid on, some interesting wines. The wines were donated by Sagebrush Flats Winery and the goodies were courtesy of Friends members. It was a fun evening, but there was a serious purpose. Nellie Obrecht, a co-chair of the Friends, explained the Friends...
The Chinook City Council held its monthly meeting on Dec. 3. Council members present were Mitch Haider, Robert Smith, Chris Thurman and Clint Greytak. Mayor Keith Hanson called the meeting to order. Council motioned and approved the minutes from the November meeting. Approval of claims and reports was also motioned and approved. There was no public comment. City department heads made their reports of activities. John Blankenship, for water treatment, said things were very busy with the upgrade construction. He had responded to a Montana DEQ req...
An unusually mild winter weekend brought sizeable numbers of shoppers to the first weekend of local holiday bazaars around Blaine County. Some bazaar organizers, in the past, believed good weather tended to cause shoppers to head out of town for their shopping but that wasn't the case this year. All three first-round bazaars enjoyed a good turnout as shoppers got into the holiday spirit. Historically, charitable bazaars in the United States date back to the early 1800's, as women's groups used...
Reporter’s note: My wife pulled out some old “holiday trivia” quizzes she’s used in social gatherings over the years. We had a great time trying to recall the answers. I decided to share some of these with readers, just so you can test your knowledge of this special holiday season. The questions range from the Christmas story in the Bible to popular culture. You can find the answers on B7 in this edition of the paper. 1. In the song “I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas,” you are dreaming of a white Christmas with what? a. your significant o...
Gerald "Jerry" Allen Bilger was born on April 10, 1952 in Havre, MT, to Paul and Judith (Moxley) Bilger. He left this world too soon but peacefully after years of struggling COPD, on December 3, 2015 in Great Falls, MT at the young age of 63. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the American Lutheran Church in Chinook. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Condolences may be left for the family at www.edwardsfuneralhomemt.com....
Triangle Communications hosted the first of three adult education classes last week in Chinook. According to the three instructors, all Triangle employees, similar computer classes were already offered around the area. Triangle offers computer classes, especially for youth, at its facility in Havre, teaching skills for completing job and college applications and explaining some of the intricacies of internet safety. The first course in the three part series for adults is designed to teach basic...
Jamieson Motors will host the Chinook Area Chamber's December Business After Hours this Thursday. The monthly events provide opportunities for local business and organizational members to welcome guests to see and understand their products and services. The dealership's founder, James R. Jamieson, operated a welding/machine shop in Hogeland. When a fire destroyed the shop he moved his family to Chinook, rented space in a livery stable-turned Chevy dealership and reopened his machine shop there....
For December the weather is holding on and I hope you made good use of the nice weather. On the calendar for Wednesday, Dec. 9 is Whist and we can use more players, so come at 1 p.m. to play cards. Tuesday is Shanghai Rummy and last week’s winner was Mitzi Bruss. Also on Tuesday, Dec. 15 is the Cancer Support Program and the speaker is Ben Jennings LSW, licensed social worker. Call and make a reservation and eat with us at the center. The program starts at 11:30 a.m. and we ask that you come early as not to interrupt the program. This S...
While looking through old papers reading the different Christmas stories, I stumbled across one which I could agree with and relate to. Mrs. Lillian Weaver, of Davenport, Idaho wrote in December of 1965 her version of Christmas. I pulled just a few things she stated and gave my opinion. In her article she wrote, “Christmas is the thrill of an old fashioned sleigh ride on a white stretching road glistening with “snow” diamonds on a moonlight night.” When I was eight years old we had a team and a sleigh. Dad hooked up our gelding, Blaze, and too...
Five bowling teams in Harlem's Women's League meet each Wednesday at the Harlem VFW. Bernadette Weasel, pictured at the start line, gets ready to make a spare. Weasel, part of the Dusty's Feeders team, said of the recent major rehabilitation the bowling equipment at the VFW's alley, "The machines are better than last season and there's a guy here who can fix them if there is a problem." The league was in its sixth week of a 21 week season through the winter months....
Today, Dec. 9, the used book sale kicks off at the library from 12:30-7 p.m. The Harlem Civic Association will be giving away fresh popcorn from 4-7 p.m. during the Country Christmas. The book sale continues through the month of December. Story Hour for children will meet Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. Then all children’s programming will take a break until the first week of January. The Book Challenge for December is to read a play. We have collections of plays to choose from. A big thank you goes out to everyone who made the third annual Holiday Wine a...
The Harlem Christmas Stroll is today from 4-7 pm. We are serving a Chili or Chili Dog supper. The Harlem High School Band will be playing here at 5 p.m. Check out Diane Peterson’s corner! She has a beautiful tree and the table decorated in an awesome display. Even if you aren’t a regular walker, you need to walk down to her corner and see the beauty! Thank you this week to Shirley Brockie, Audrey Parnell, Robin Rhodes for the puzzles, and to Barb McDonald for the milk. Jim Murch was the 50-50 Kitty winner for November. He donated the win...
The Harlem Elementary ROARing students for the first week in December are sixth grader, Tyler Cichosz, and fifth grader, Marley Stewart. These two young men have demonstrated they have what it takes to join the ROAR Roster by being Respectful, Organized, Always safe, and Responsible. Great job, guys!...
The 2015-16 version of the Turner Tornado varsity girls basketball team has a very similar look to the team that showed much improvement a year ago. Turner won a game at the District 9C a year ago and this years squad is poised to make a little more noise. Jen Baird will be at the helm of the girls program this winter and has her team off to a fast start with a pair of victories at the Glasgow preseason tournament this past weekend. Friday the girls used a 20-4 fourth quarter to run away from...
The Turner Tornadoes dropped a pair of close contests this weekend in Glasgow to begin the season. The Tornadoes fell Friday to the Nashua Porcupines 65-61. Turner finished the game strong scoring 25 points in the fourth quarter. Senior Tyler Humphreys paced the effort with a team high 20 points. Senior Bret VanValkenburg added 11. Sophomore Eddie Harmon contributed 9 markers in the contest. Saturday the Tornadoes found themselves in a battle with Lustre Christian. Turner trailed at the half...
The Chinook wrestling program is still nursing a few bumps and bruises from the football season and took a limited number of wrestlers to the Havre Invitational this past weekend. The season opening tournament is one of the premier openers in the state featuring several defending state champions from all four classes. AA schools such as Great Falls High, CMR, along with Class A powerhouse Havre, make up the top tier tournament. The ‘Beeters wrestled six and sure enough all six placed over the weekend. Senior Jesse Dannels earned a runner up f...
The Chinook Sugarbeeter boys basketball team is a mix of strong veteran leadership and inexperienced potential. The 'Beeters advanced to the Northern C a season ago and look to repeat the feat again this year. Back for head coach Mike Seymour are seniors Travis Hamilton and Ian McIntosh. McIntosh was an All-Conference performer and will be a three year starter at the point guard position. Hamilton started every game a season ago and will be counted on to lead the team as well. The junior trio...
The Boys basketball program in Harlem is now under the direction of Head Coach Terry Kulbeck. Kulbeck is no stranger to the coaching ranks as he has coached approximately 30 teams over the years. He played basketball for Harlem and MSU-Northern. Kulbeck coached 2 years at Hays, coaching both the Hays-Lodge pole girls and boys varsity and he coached the Harlem Varsity Lady-Cats 2 years. Kulbeck also coached several teams while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer Basketball Coach in Senegal, West A...
Laramie Schwenke takes over as head coach of the Harlem girls basketball program. Schwenke had a standout career with the Malta M-Ettes and MSU-Northern Skylights and has a ton of experience to bring to the program. Schwenke was an assistant a year ago and is familiar with the players on the roster. This year's team includes seniors Emma Humphreys, Brooke LeValdo, Mari Ereaux and Anita Bentley. Juniors include Val TalksDifferent and Jazzamyn Benson. Sophomores are Elizabeth Horn and Taylor...
The Harlem Wildcat Wrestling Team took part in the Badger Invitational in Cascade this past weekend and came away with some positive results. The Badger Invitational features several top teams from all four classes and is a good way to knock the rust off and begin the season. Senior Colton Stiffarm wrestled his way to the championship match before finishing second at 285 pounds. Junior Reece Hutton also earned a podium finish at 285 pounds finishing fifth over the weekend. Senior T'Jay Allen...
The Chinook Sugarbeeters have been at the top of the District 9C for some time now having qualified for the Northern C Divisional the past five seasons. This year's squad looks to make it six in a row and they have the fire power to do it. Mollie Rose is back for her second season at the helm after guiding her team to a third place finish at the Northern C a season ago. Rose will have a good idea where this year's team is following their opening games in Chester this Thursday and Saturday. The...
The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds girls and boys basketball programs are both under the direction of new head coaches and have been hard at it practicing in preparation for their season openers this weekend in Billings. The girls are coached by Colette Hawley and open play this Friday against Lodge Grass while the boys are coached by Richard Ryan and open play Friday against St. Labre. The Thunderbirds are in Billings taking part in the All American Indian Shootout. Saturday both squads will take on Lame Deer. The boys finished second at the...
Senior Kenny Pruttis has accepted an offer from Montana State University Northern to play football for the Lights next fall. "We are excited that Ken chose Northern. He is a very reliable receiver with excellent hands. This combined with a great work ethic and a championship pedigree should allow him to have a great college career. We believe Ken will develop into a very good college football player and possesses the type of character we are looking to build a winning team with." "We are glad...
Jade Cecrle had a fall to remember as she filled two tags and the family freezer. In filling her deer tag, Jade had to walk in for an hour in some of the roughest terrain in Blaine County and then put a belly crawl stock on it. The trek left her with a 200 yard shot with a 243 rifle. Oh it was the best trip I think a young girl and first kill could of had. The hunting party had to quarter it and take it out horse back. Jade harvested her Cow Elk down in the breaks and the Mule Deer buck was...
